When you are in the situation to restore the database if you wrongly typed path name of backup device you will come accross the following error.
USE master
go
RESTORE DATABASE Adventureworks
FROM DISK = '\\SQLSVR001\Backup\Adventureworks.BAK'
WITH RECOVERY, REPLACE, STATS = 5
--Error
Msg 3201, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
Cannot open backup device '\\SQLSVR001\Backup\Adventureworks.BAK'. Operating system error
53(error not found).
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
Solution:
-- Make sure to include the correct path name of backup file
RESTORE DATABASE Adventureworks
FROM DISK = '\\SQLSVR001\MSSQL\Backup\Adventureworks.BAK'
WITH RECOVERY, REPLACE, STATS = 5
At the end you will see
Msg: RESTORE DATABASE successfully processed 760350 pages in 144.614 seconds (43.071 MB/sec).
